WASTE CONNECTIONS INC WCN
COM · Common Stock · CUSIP 94106B101 · ISIN CA94106B1013
North American integrated waste services company
- SectorUtilities
- IndustryRefuse Systems
- HeadquartersThe Woodlands, TX
- Founded1997
- Websitewasteconnections.com
- FilingsSEC EDGAR
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($102.7m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 258.0m as of 2024-04-12, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $172.04. Options: 9 managers hold calls ($43.5m notional), 10 hold puts ($36.6m).
Trends to Q1 2024
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q3 2022 | 566 |
| Q4 2022 | 601 |
| Q1 2023 | 601 |
| Q2 2023 | 605 |
| Q3 2023 | 607 |
| Q4 2023 | 639 |
| Q1 2024 | 682 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | 285 | 243 |
| Q1 2023 | 282 | 276 |
| Q2 2023 | 258 | 274 |
| Q3 2023 | 298 | 246 |
| Q4 2023 | 258 | 307 |
| Q1 2024 | 312 | 306 |
Calls vs puts
Options held, notional value, last 4 quarters. P/C = puts ÷ calls
Numbers
| Quarter | Calls | Puts | P/C |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | $30.5m | $4.1m | 0.13 |
| Q3 2023 | $20.9m | $3.5m | 0.17 |
| Q4 2023 | $32.3m | $5.5m | 0.17 |
| Q1 2024 | $43.5m | $36.6m | 0.84 |
Biggest buyers
| FMR LLC | Added | +2.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Added | +2.2m |
| FIL Ltd | Added | +1.8m |
| Stockbridge Partners LLC | Added | +1.3m |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | Added | +1.1m |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp | New | +1.1m |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE | Added | +644.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main | Added | +470.2k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI | Added | +436.0k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +286.3k |
Biggest sellers
| TD Asset Management Inc | Reduced | -2.0m |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Reduced | -1.1m |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. | Reduced | -905.4k |
| UBS AM, a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC | Sold out | -745.0k |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP | Reduced | -654.5k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ | Reduced | -651.0k |
| BRITISH COLUMBIA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Corp | Reduced | -602.1k |
| AXA S.A. | Reduced | -564.5k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA | Reduced | -537.6k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -514.3k |
Biggest calls
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA | New | $14.5m84.3k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $14.4m83.5k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | First filing | $6.2m35.9k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | New | $3.9m22.5k shares |
| PEAK6 Investments LLC | Reduced | $1.9m11.1k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.5m8.5k shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Added | $1.1m6.4k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $154.8k900 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Biggest puts
| Oribel Capital Management, LP | New | $16.7m78.4k shares |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC | Added | $7.0m40.9k shares |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. | New | $3.9m22.6k shares |
| SIG North Trading, ULC | First filing | $3.3m19.0k shares |
| BOOTHBAY FUND MANAGEMENT, LLC | New | $3.1m17.9k shares |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP | Reduced | $1.7m10.1k shares |
| Qube Research & Technologies Ltd | New | $808.4k4.7k shares |
| Walleye Trading LLC | Reduced | $51.6k300 shares |
| SIMPLEX TRADING, LLC | Reduced | $51.0k300 shares |
| CONCOURSE FINANCIAL GROUP SECURITIES, INC. | Unchanged | $00 shares |
Options at notional value: the value of the shares the contracts control, as filers report them, not what the options cost. Not included in the holders, shares or buying above.
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2026-04-28 | 7.8% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: VANGUARD GROUP INC (0.0%, 2026-03-27; now reported by VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC)
Insider purchases and sales in Q1 2024
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 2 | $2.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2 | $2.4k | 3 | $3.0m | — |
| Q4 2022 | 2 | $2.6k | 1 | $547.7k | — |
| Q1 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.4m | — |
| Q2 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2023 | 0 | — | 4 | $1.0m | — |
| Q4 2023 | 0 | — | 3 | $1.2m | — |
| Q1 2024 | 0 | — | 8 | $5.1m | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-03-07 | LITTLE JAMES Executive VP Engineering | Sold | $1.0m6.0k shares |
| 2024-03-07 | GUILLET EDWARD E Director | Sold | $337.6k2.0k shares |
| 2024-02-26 | RIVARD PHILIP SR VP Business Development | Sold | $212.8k1.2k shares |
| 2024-02-23 | Cloninger Robert Michael SR VP, Deputy General Counsel | Sold | $637.6k3.7k shares |
| 2024-02-22 | Bertone Andrea E. Director | Sold | $152.6k902 shares |
| 2024-02-20 | Shea Patrick James Exec VP, General Counsel & Sec | Sold | $1.5m9.0k shares |
| 2024-02-20 | Black Matthew Stephen Sr VP Chief Accounting Officer | Sold | $690.8k4.1k shares |
| 2024-02-20 | HANSEN ERIC Senior Vice President and CIO | Sold | $592.0k3.5k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q1 2024
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| VANGUARD GROUP INC 0.10% of their portfolio | 28.5m $4.9bn | Added +88.1k |
| T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. 1.31% of their portfolio | 12.5m $2.1bn | Added +18.9k |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.46% of their portfolio | 10.9m $1.9bn | Reduced -267.7k |
| Capital International Investors 0.33% of their portfolio | 9.6m $1.6bn | Reduced -78.1k |
| WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 3.84% of their portfolio | 9.4m $1.6bn | Reduced -129.9k |
| BlackRock Inc. 0.03% of their portfolio | 8.1m $1.4bn | Reduced -163.9k |
| BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ 0.43% of their portfolio | 7.9m $1.4bn | Reduced -651.0k |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.05% of their portfolio | 6.6m $1.1bn | Reduced -199.2k |
| Pictet Asset Management Holding SA 1.18% of their portfolio | 6.3m $1.1bn | Reduced -537.6k |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ 0.13% of their portfolio | 6.2m $1.1bn | Reduced -250.9k |
| FMR LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 5.2m $896.1m | Added +2.8m |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.02% of their portfolio | 4.4m $760.5m | Added +2.2m |
| NORGES BANK 0.11% of their portfolio | 4.0m $679.7m | Reduced -16.8k |
| 1832 Asset Management L.P. 1.21% of their portfolio | 3.8m $661.5m | Reduced -258.3k |
| TD Asset Management Inc 0.59% of their portfolio | 3.7m $638.7m | Reduced -2.0m |
| WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP 0.11% of their portfolio | 3.7m $638.1m | Reduced -654.5k |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP 0.85% of their portfolio | 3.4m $587.5m | Reduced -84.5k |
| MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.2m $545.6m | Added +644.6k |
| FIL Ltd 0.51% of their portfolio | 3.0m $517.5m | Added +1.8m |
| Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd 3.84% of their portfolio | 2.5m $432.9m | Added +193.8k |
| Stockbridge Partners LLC 8.27% of their portfolio | 2.3m $401.5m | Added +1.3m |
| NATIONAL BANK OF CANADA /FI/ 0.66% of their portfolio | 2.3m $384.1m | Reduced -284.9k |
| Fiera Capital Corp 1.09% of their portfolio | 2.2m $373.9m | Added +63.4k |
| GATES FOUNDATION TRUST 0.81% of their portfolio | 2.1m $369.7m | Unchanged |
| MONTRUSCO BOLTON INVESTMENTS INC. 3.41% of their portfolio | 1.9m $320.5m | Reduced -905.4k |
| Nuveen Asset Management, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 1.9m $327.3m | Added +79.0k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.09% of their portfolio | 1.8m $323.7m | Reduced -121.8k |
| STATE STREET CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 1.8m $310.3m | Reduced -16.4k |
| BROWN ADVISORY INC 0.38% of their portfolio | 1.6m $281.0m | Reduced -50.0k |
| DF DENT & CO INC 3.23% of their portfolio | 1.5m $264.7m | Reduced -78.5k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.05% of their portfolio | 1.5m $253.8m | Added +264.7k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 1.4m $249.2m | Added +203 |
| CIBC WORLD MARKET INC. 0.64% of their portfolio | 1.4m $248.3m | Reduced -142.2k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.02% of their portfolio | 1.3m $226.6m | Added +227.9k |
| Connor, Clark & Lunn Investment Management Ltd. 0.96% of their portfolio | 1.3m $223.5m | Added +119.2k |
| Findlay Park Partners LLP 2.04% of their portfolio | 1.3m $222.5m | Reduced -345.0k |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC 0.07% of their portfolio | 1.3m $220.9m | Added +1.1m |
| MACQUARIE GROUP LTD 0.25% of their portfolio | 1.3m $220.4m | Reduced -19.4k |
| Legal & General Group Plc 0.06% of their portfolio | 1.3m $217.4m | Added +17.6k |
| EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 1.08% of their portfolio | 1.2m $210.8m | Reduced -28.3k |
| BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA 0.41% of their portfolio | 1.2m $203.5m | Reduced -343.0k |
| PUBLIC EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT ASSOCIATION OF COLORADO 0.87% of their portfolio | 1.2m $202.3m | Reduced -12.5k |
| KING LUTHER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CORP 0.89% of their portfolio | 1.1m $196.3m | Reduced -18.3k |
| OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp 2.19% of their portfolio | 1.1m $191.2m | New |
| CIBC Asset Management Inc 0.61% of their portfolio | 1.0m $176.1m | Reduced -113.8k |
| Clearbridge Investments, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 1.0m $174.0m | Reduced -142.9k |
| Capital World Investors 0.03% of their portfolio | 906.6k $155.9m | Added +230 |
| DEUTSCHE BANK AG\ 0.07% of their portfolio | 815.7k $140.3m | Reduced -26.0k |
| EVENTIDE ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC 2.18% of their portfolio | 806.7k $138.8m | Reduced -3.3k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 804.0k $138.3m | Reduced -514.3k |
| APG Asset Management N.V. 0.22% of their portfolio | 799.3k $127.3m | Added +46.9k |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP 0.02% of their portfolio | 795.2k $136.8m | Reduced -47.6k |
| Durable Capital Partners LP 1.05% of their portfolio | 790.2k $135.9m | Reduced -277.1k |
| Swiss National Bank 0.09% of their portfolio | 771.5k $132.7m | Reduced -34.0k |
| SNYDER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT L P 2.81% of their portfolio | 764.4k $131.5m | Reduced -17.1k |
| SILVERCREST ASSET MANAGEMENT GROUP LLC 0.83% of their portfolio | 710.9k $122.3m | Added +242.9k |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. 0.08% of their portfolio | 698.1k $120.1m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Rathbones Group PLC 0.68% of their portfolio | 681.7k $117.3m | Added +624 |
| TCW GROUP INC 1.16% of their portfolio | 668.6k $115.0m | Reduced -7.9k |
| Bank of New York Mellon Corp 0.02% of their portfolio | 620.7k $106.8m | Reduced -7.6k |
| DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank, Frankfurt am Main 0.12% of their portfolio | 607.9k $104.6m | Added +470.2k |
| TORONTO DOMINION BANK 0.16% of their portfolio | 607.0k $104.4m | Reduced -470.4k |
| TimesSquare Capital Management, LLC 1.51% of their portfolio | 605.3k $104.1m | Reduced -115.4k |
| MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ 0.03% of their portfolio | 590.0k $101.5m | Reduced -312.1k |
| Zurich Insurance Group Ltd/FI 0.84% of their portfolio | 535.5k $92.1m | Added +436.0k |
| DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale 0.17% of their portfolio | 534.5k $91.2m | Reduced -81.4k |
| ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC 0.03% of their portfolio | 534.2k $91.9m | Added +3.3k |
| AXA S.A. 0.27% of their portfolio | 526.0k $90.5m | Reduced -564.5k |
| Capital Group Private Client Services, Inc. 0.90% of their portfolio | 511.1k $87.9m | Reduced -60.5k |
| National Pension Service 0.10% of their portfolio | 498.2k $85.7m | Added +7.0k |
| CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD 0.09% of their portfolio | 488.7k $84.1m | Added +127.5k |
| STOREBRAND ASSET MANAGEMENT AS 0.28% of their portfolio | 472.9k $81.3m | Reduced -8.7k |
| Candriam S.C.A. 0.49% of their portfolio | 447.6k $77.0m | Reduced -109.8k |
| Baird Financial Group, Inc. 0.15% of their portfolio | 428.2k $73.7m | Added +10.9k |
| Amundi 0.03% of their portfolio | 419.0k $69.2m | Added +78.2k |
| BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Holding S.A. 0.19% of their portfolio | 417.4k $71.8m | Reduced -85.9k |
| DAVIS R M INC 1.48% of their portfolio | 410.7k $70.6m | Reduced -7.4k |
| CREDIT SUISSE AG/ 0.07% of their portfolio | 407.6k $70.1m | Added +28.8k |
| RAYMOND JAMES & ASSOCIATES 0.05% of their portfolio | 394.3k $67.8m | Reduced -6.4k |
| Ensign Peak Advisors, Inc 0.12% of their portfolio | 386.7k $66.5m | Added +32.4k |
| ARGENT CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 1.91% of their portfolio | 380.3k $65.4m | Reduced -11.9k |
| AGF MANAGEMENT LTD 0.36% of their portfolio | 379.0k $65.1m | Reduced -218.4k |
| WESTFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO LP 0.33% of their portfolio | 370.0k $63.7m | Reduced -11.5k |
| DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 363.3k $62.5m | Added +23.0k |
| EULAV Asset Management 1.72% of their portfolio | 363.2k $62.5m | Added +22.0k |
| VOLORIDGE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.23% of their portfolio | 358.2k $61.6m | Added +131.7k |
| BAMCO INC /NY/ 0.16% of their portfolio | 350.0k $60.2m | Reduced -25.0k |
| Tandem Investment Advisors, Inc. 2.22% of their portfolio | 333.9k $57.4m | Reduced -10.3k |
| Allspring Global Investments Holdings, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 323.9k $55.7m | Reduced -37.9k |
| CALIFORNIA STATE TEACHERS RETIREMENT SYSTEM 0.07% of their portfolio | 317.2k $54.6m | Added +3.1k |
| Caisse de depot et placement du Quebec 0.13% of their portfolio | 315.0k $54.2m | Added +227.5k |
| UBS Group AG 0.02% of their portfolio | 306.3k $52.7m | Reduced -67.9k |
| Baskin Financial Services Inc. 4.41% of their portfolio | 306.2k $52.6m | Reduced -1.5k |
| State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury 0.19% of their portfolio | 300.8k $51.7m | Added +4.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.13% of their portfolio | 299.9k $51.6m | Added +286.3k |
| Alberta Investment Management Corp 0.48% of their portfolio | 275.8k $47.5m | Added +123.3k |
| SCOTIA CAPITAL INC. 0.28% of their portfolio | 271.9k $46.7m | Added +22.6k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.01% of their portfolio | 267.5k $46.0m | Reduced -460 |
| Skye Global Management LP 1.08% of their portfolio | 264.0k $45.4m | Added +61.5k |
| Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC 0.35% of their portfolio | 256.6k $44.1m | Added +101.5k |